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... the skiing was amazing !!! When we stopped for lunch (lasagna) I left Donna in charge of my skis to find a seat when I turned around I saw one of my skis whizzing down the piste followed by the other one. It came to rest next to a mountain hut and it took me 10 minutes floundering in waist deep snow digging it out !! All the while Donna just laughing her head off ...

... coffee", "no tea" - it reminds me of the lady on "come fly" tv program !! 1 1/2 hours later and after throwing our cases into our room (amazing view by the way) and we threw (not literally !) our skis into the local ski shop for a service we wandered down the road and found the 'Le Tremplin' bar Staggering up the hill - I am not walking up there again - 20 minutes uphill !!!! We sat in the ...

... downsides of being a female solo traveler is where to go at night (only so many nights you can sit in the pub on your own). A comedy club is a great antidote to that, you can sit and be entertained but still meet new people in the breaks.

I got chatting to 3 lovely couples who were all keen like me to be not quite at the front when it comes to comedy shows, so we all got there ealry to get safe but prime positions. ...

... to wander around the amazing grounds and view the exterior of the beautiful buildings. Even Charlie, who is in danger of becoming 'castled out', was wowed by the spectacle of this stately home and gardens (especially the lakes!) A very special place. Our CL tonight is a small field in a farm about 15 minutes from York. We think we'll spend a couple of nights here, which should give us plenty of time to enjoy the sights of this historic ...

... made it up to the main ticket hall. It seems that there was "a person on the tracks" elsewhere and that quickly causes a backlog. After getting the coffees in and finding Alison (thanks to her very bright pink hat) we got on our train and headed off. The trip north was quite pleasant and we got to see some of the green and pleasant, if somewhat wet, English countryside. Once we arrived in York we consulted Google maps and found our hotel, which was on the river. ...